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(1). To create a report that can only be run by the IT or Operations department. As the name implies, the report is usually messy and requires a ton of clean up.
“Okay, so the next step would be for Sam to generate the report from his back-end, so we can review and decide where we go from here.”
(1). Inexplicably continuing to advance in your career irrespective of results, skill, judgment or intelligence. Good for you, boss!
“I don’t understand it! Fred is months behind schedule, way over budget and they just gave him another huge project to manage! Man, talk about failing up!”
(1). Something your boss doesn’t want to have to do in order to figure out whatever it is your 25-page spreadsheet is trying to get at.
“Look, Marie. I want this presentation to be short and simple…we don’t want John to have to go through a bunch of mental gymnastics to figure out what we’re showing him here.”
